New restrictions to make it harder to turn family homes in north Bristol into bedsits are set to be introduced. South Gloucestershire Council is expected to approve proposals that would require landlords in Filton and in Stoke Park and Cheswick
RESIDENTS packed into a public meeting in Yate to discuss concerns surrounding bus service cuts. Metro Mayor Dan Noris held the first of a series of two-hour brainstorming workshops, called Big Choices on Buses where residents are invited to help
A HUGE blaze has broken out on Horton common. Locals have captured images of the billowing black smoke from the fire that is engulfing fields in Horton near Chipping Sodbury. One resident said: "It is very scary, I had to turn my car around
POLICE are hunting for a murderer who failed to return to Leyhill prison. Wanted man, 50-year-old Terry Game was released from HMP Leyhill on a temporary licence. He failed to meet the onditions of the licence and now police are appealing for
Firefighters have spent 12 hours tackling a huge grassland fire. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Oldbury-on-the-Hill, near Didmarton, at 1.44pm on Sunday. The fire spread to three fields, covering 110,000 square metres
POLICE have re-issued an appeal to find a convicted rapist who absconded from prison over two months ago, warning he may be living “off grid”. Sean Phipps, 51, failed to return to HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire after being released on a temporary
A STONEMASON from Gloucestershire has died in a tragic accident in Sydney, Australia. Alistair Bidmead, 35, was working on the façade of a school on Friday (August 5) when the structure collapsed and he was crushed by falling scaffolding and large
SEVERAL drug-related deaths were recorded in the area last year, figures show. Charities have criticised the Government over a lack of action on drug deaths across England and Wales – which have reached another record high – with experts calling
